Anything But Silent

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Anything But Silent

The Anatomy of Activism

In the continuing fight for women’s rights, who is responsible for change, and who should stand...

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The Accidental Technologists

Too often, men design the technology that shapes our world but in this episode we’re getting...

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“We need space to party!”

Having fun is a serious business. In this episode British Library curator Polly Russell joins...

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Trans Through Time

“It just felt completely natural to me that as long as there were gender roles there would be...

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Intersectionality: a beginning not an end

Do you call yourself a feminist? For some, the is a straightforward ‘yes’ for others, it’s...

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Serious Laughs

Throughout history attempts have been made to silence and ignore women. They’ve had to fight for...

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"A Scar In Our Society"

We’re living in what some have called an epidemic of domestic abuse in the UK. It’s sadly a large...

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Freewheeling Women

Today, we’re going cycling! When you see a bicycle 'revolutionary' and 'radical' probably...

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"Excuse me I haven't finished”: Feminist Fightback

Actor and activist Jameela Jamil has unfinished business. She joins British Library curator Polly...

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The Politics of Pleasure

Does pleasure exist outside of politics? Can we have feminist sex? And how has the online realm...

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Pants, Pageants and Protest

For generations women of colour were unable to buy nude lingerie to suit their skin tone. In 2014...

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Introducing Unfinished Business

Curator Polly Russell introduces Unfinished Business, a series exploring the fight for women’s...

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Libraries under lockdown

Amid the pandemic, we hear from the British Library team ensuring crucial documents are delivered...

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Joining the library: Steve Berry

New York Times best selling Author Steve Berry joins us to talk about one of his favourite books,...

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Uncovering mysteries and secrets

Hear how a Librarian solved a 33 year cold case, why the British Library is currently researching...

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Joining the library: Anne Fine

Award winning writer of Madame Doubtfire and Goggle-Eyes, Anne Fine OBE joins us today to discuss...

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Choose your own adventure

Hear how Minecraft is opening up literary worlds, meet the young writers powering up their...

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Joining the library: Anab Jain

The designer, futurist, filmmaker and educator tells us about one of her favourite books: The...

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Do librarians dream of electric cranes?

To start the new year, we take a look into the future. Meet the British Library’s robot...

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Joining the library: Blindboy

‘He was writing in the way that I speak. He was talking about country roads that I know….it was...

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